Schools

Primary school disadvantage gap widens to largest in 10 years

Government data shows attainment fell further for poorer pupils this year, widening the attainment gap

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Revealed: The 10 academy ‘experts’ advising DfE on leader development

Group will help ministers devise and deliver a new content framework for MAT leadership development

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Grammar schools back on the agenda as Liz Truss becomes PM

New Conservative leader has also backed longer school days and changes to university admissions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools

29 areas vie for spots on council academy trust pilot

Only a third of councils which applied are likely to be able to join the pilot launching their own…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

Ex-schools minister Nick Gibb joins board of Tory donor’s trust

Former long-serving schools minister Nick Gibb has returned to the sector as a trustee at an academy trust founded…

John Dickens
John Dickens


The Future of Assessment

A free FE Week and Schools Week supplement in partnership with NCFE, diving into assessment reform

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Ofsted

Ofsted ditches Covid disruption deferral policy

The inspectorate has ditched its pandemic guidance, in a move dubbed ‘premature’ amid fears of resurgent Covid absences

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Tom Belger
News

United Learning snubs Oak quango and sets up rival website

England’s largest trust say it’s ‘wrong’ for government to ‘take over’ curriculum body

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Pearson faces record £1.3m fine for letting examiners remark own work

‘No evidence’ students received the wrong outcomes but schools awarded £300k compensation

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Did private schools over-egg teacher grades? What the data tells us …

Last week’s GCSE results showed large drops in top grades for private schools. Schools Week takes a closer look

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Ex-ballerina to lead new cultural education plan

Baroness Deborah Bull will chair project to ensure schools offering ‘rich and diverse’ opportunities for all

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth